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Matter & Energy:

• Learn Chemistry

  Resources for teaching chemistry: Learn Chemistry

• Interactive Whiteboard: Introduce and interact -teacher recommended: periodic table

• Interactive Periodic Table:

• Cool interactive periodic table created by teens on Glogster : AdVENTURE periodic table

• Learn Chemistry

  Videos of chemistry in real world - cosmetics, farming, etc.: RSC

• Interactive educational games on mass of gases; reversible and irreversible reactions; and more: ChemCroc -can go to lower ability/skill levels

Force, Motion & Energy:

Energy Transformations:

Introduce this topic with definitions & cool examples such as mountian biking: Energy Transformations powerpt

Potential vs. Kinectic energy:

• illustrated on a skiier, rollercoaster, dart, etc.: http://www.physicsclassroom.com/mmedia/energy/index.cfm

• video (2 min.) on 'how to build and spool racer' : http://www.teachersdomain.org/resource/phy03.sci.phys.mfe.zsplcar/

Chemical to Electric:

• Watch video as they describe how batteries work (call Mr.t for Brainpop password:): http://www.brainpop.com/technology/energytechnology/batteries/preview.weml

Science of NHL Hockey: Work, Energy & Power -hockey players take advantage of potential energy right before striking the puk.

Science of NFL Football: Newton's First Law of Motion - inertia

Lesson Plan (MS): Work, Energy & Power - to use in conjuction with NHL Hockey video on this same site.

Earth & Space:

• Interactive tour of our solar system:nineplanets

• Chief Scientest of NASA explains our Solar System with video to students: YouTube

• Extensive resource for space exploration: images, video, audio, missions, lesson plans, and much more (go to education for Teacher Resources: lesson plans, etc.) : click pic

• Cool Game: students use clues to figure out which planet they are on now: powertolearn

• Build a Solar System: http://www.exploratorium.edu/ronh/solar_system/

• Lesson plans on our Solar System: NASA

Organisms & Environment:

Environment:

• Interactive- students can learn the advantages & disadvantages of using various resources for energy -nuclear, coal, natural gas, renewables:

• Another yet simpler energy city game: http://sciencenetlinks.com/interactives/powerup.html

• Interactive- game in which students must manage the energy resources of a community:

Reasoning & critical thinking skills

• Interactive with inquiry-oriented activities to improve proportional reasoning skills: Ask a Biologist

Websites with vast collections of engaging resources:

• Science360 (also ipad app & phone radio app)

• Extensive and great collections of interactives, videos, etc.,: